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Lead Pastor

Cornerstone Church
Yuba City, California, United States

Date Posted: 08/19/2017

Categories: Senior Pastor

Denominations: Evangelical Free

Church Size: 151 to 250

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

The lead pastor will assist the elders in overseeing the spiritual life and vision of Cornerstone. We strongly believe that “Christ will build His church…” (Matthew 18:15). We desire a lead pastor who will help us accomplish God’s purposes for our church,
community, and world.

We are looking for a lead pastor who is …

Accountable and responsible for…

Leading Cornerstone’s vision for making and teaching disciples

Leading, training, and empowering the staff, elders, church leadership, and through these, the congregation

Selecting and developing spiritual leaders who can assist in accomplishing the mission of the church

Sound teaching and preaching of the Scriptures with an emphasis on life application

Assisting the elders in the development and management of the annual church budget

Establishing church strategies for intentionally reaching the lost and equipping believers for ministry, growth, and maturity

Reporting regularly to the elders

Participating in an annual evaluation by the elders

Called and gifted for ...

Serving as a long term lead pastor at Cornerstone

Serving in the Yuba City region

Teaching, preaching, leading, administrating, and building teams for the overall health of Cornerstone Church

Reaching the lost while shepherding those who know Jesus

Serving in a multicultural setting

Small group ministry

Education and Experience that includes…

Seminary training with an MDiv degree or its equivalent is preferred

Experience on a church staff leading teams, teaching, and developing ministry strategies

Multicultural experience, though not a requirement for employment

Experience working in the secular world, though not a requirement for employment

Life experiences, both successes and failures, that have been life developing

A clear testimony of personal faith in Jesus both inside and outside the church, revealing integrity, honesty, and a love of people

Biblical Views which…

Align with and adhere to the EFCA statement of faith and by-laws of Cornerstone Church

Reveal a devotion for and a practice of the ministry of the Word and prayer (Acts 6:4)

Character and A heartbeat which Reveal…

A lifestyle reflecting the biblical qualifications found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9

An obvious and well tested love and devotion to Christ, his family, and others

Jesus and His teachings as the centerpiece and foundation of his life and ministry

Humility and transparency before God and others, in both strengths and weaknesses

Someone who is a lifelong learner

The fruit of the Spirit as a lifestyle (Galatians 5:22)

A missional focus desiring to reach ALL people without partiality

An ability to teach and an open humility to be corrected

Authenticity along with a youthful, energetic passion for the things of God

About Cornerstone Church

CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF YUBA CITY, CA

CORNERSTONE CHURCH HISTORY The history of Cornerstone goes back to the fall of 1955. The church first met in homes, then at the Women’s Club of Yuba City. The first sanctuary was completed in 1959 and has seen many structural and cosmetic changes in the years that followed. We are affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Located in a residential neighborhood, Cornerstone has existed as a witness for Christ for over five decades.
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